Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Vir Biotechnology, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vir Biotechnology, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.8%, MDD -55.7%).

Data 2019-10-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,709 (6.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -6.9%, drawdown -94.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 28.6%, MDD -64.7%, Sharpe 0.66, 47% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 35.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.1%p (CAGR 13.8%, MDD -55.7%, exposure 52%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
SMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=14
28.6%-64.7%0.660.445.5x14247%
MACD
fast=16, slow=23, signal=16
18.3%-58.8%0.560.313.1x7654%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=10
13.8%-55.7%0.510.252.4x7252%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=12
10.6%-75.0%0.490.142.0x11454%
ROC 모멘텀
n=12, threshold=-0.03
8.1%-86.7%0.450.091.7x20855%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
8.2%-83.6%0.430.101.7x11046%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=1.8
9.8%-64.2%0.420.151.9x10425%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=2.3
5.4%-74.8%0.380.071.4x6445%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=13, mult=0.8
2.2%-79.2%0.330.031.2x10233%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=27
-10.5%-92.1%0.18-0.110.5x5245%
Buy and hold-6.9%-94.8%0.37-0.070.6x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -64.7% (2020-02-27 → 2020-06-11), recovered after 334 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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